cov_factory.h

// libgp - Gaussian process library for Machine Learning
// Copyright (c) 2013, Manuel Blum <mblum@informatik.uni-freiburg.de>
// All rights reserved.

#ifndef __COV_FACTORY_H__
#define __COV_FACTORY_H__

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>
#include <map>

#include "cov.h"

namespace libgp {
  
  template <typename ClassName> CovarianceFunction * create_func()
  {
    return new ClassName();
  }
  
  /** Factory class for generating instances of CovarianceFunction. 
   *  @author Manuel Blum */
  class CovFactory
  {
  public:
    
    CovFactory ();
    virtual ~CovFactory ();
    
    /** Create an instance of CovarianceFunction. 
     *  @param input_dim input vector dimensionality
     *  @param key string representation of covariance function
     *  @return instance of CovarianceFunction */
    libgp::CovarianceFunction* create(size_t input_dim, const std::string key);
    
    /** Returns a string vector of available covariance functions. */
    std::vector<std::string> list();
    
  private:
    typedef CovarianceFunction*(*create_func_def)();
    std::map<std::string , CovFactory::create_func_def> registry;
  };
}

#endif /* __COV_FACTORY_H__ */